High Tech SD was the 5-2 winner over Hoover when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The High Tech SD Storm took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hoover Cardinals on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that High Tech SD has lost by exactly five runs.
Nano Acevedo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
On Hoover's side, Manny Miranda and Kristian Noriega made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Miranda pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Noriega struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). At the plate, Miranda scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Noriega went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucian Hura, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for High Tech SD and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Hoover, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
While High Tech SD had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
